We launched a national and international recruitment campaign last October aimed at attracting doctors, particularly GPs, to train, work, and live in Wales. This phase of the campaign is just the start of a longer term approach aimed at increasing the number of healthcare professionals working in primary care in Wales.

We continue to provide a wide range of support to all high-street businesses in Wales, including actions that improve business conditions.

Local authorities have a range of statutory equalities duties, most notably those included in the Equality Act 2010.

The intermediate care fund supports partnership working between health, local authorities, housing and the third and independent sectors to enable older people to maintain their independence. Over £11 million has been made available to the Gwent region for 2016-17. ‘Taking Wales Forward’ commits to retaining this important fund.

We are investing almost £50 million a year in our substance misuse agenda, which includes taking a range of actions to help reduce drink-related deaths in Wales. Details are set out in our latest substance misuse delivery plan for 2016-18.

Band A of the twenty-first century schools and education programme will see investment of over £356 million in schools in South Wales Central over the five-year period ending 2019.